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HPsquared
14 days ago
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Sugars, Gum, Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Ben...
Come to think of it, quite a lot of sugary treats have space-themed names. Milky Way, Mars, Starburst, Orbit gum... I'm sure there are others.
KineticLensman
14 days ago
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"Galaxy" (in the UK) is the obvious one. Incidentally, Mars bars were named after the Mars family who owned the company that made them, not the planet.
dylan604
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And where did the family name originate?
a_shoeboy
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With the battle-axe, sir, with the battle-axe!
throw46285
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Same place that the family did.
esafak
14 days ago
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Is this a yo mama joke?
trueismywork
14 days ago
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Women are from Venus
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